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Monday, December 5, 2011

Cinderella and the Sheikh - Teresa Morgan

Aladdin, the Prince of Persia, pick any fairy tale Arab
prince and Prince Rasyn is sexier then them all and a liar, both to himself and
to Libby.Rasyn finds Libby while
he is visiting New York in his quest to find an utterly common woman - someone
completely beneath the station of princess and hopefully queen, if he can seduce
her and convince her to marry him.The goal being to force his uncle to give his kingdom to his cousin
instead of himself upon his uncle’s death due to his lack of marrying the
proper woman.Therefore helping
his more educated, military trained, albeit cold hearted, cousin to have a
chance at ruling regardless of his uncles favoritism towards Rasyn.Good plan – except he allows himself
one small concession and he picks a woman that he could “stand” being married
to for a few years and chooses someone who would deserve the benefits of a few
years of royalty and a financially beneficial divorce.However, he neglects to think through
why he can handle being around her.His insecurities of leading with his heart prevent him from seeing the
truth in his lies both towards Libby and as to why he is reluctant to take over
ruling the kingdom.He is drawn to
her for reasons only his heart can see.

Libby is the quintessential Cinderella.Poor, a waitress, deceased father,
mother who lost the love of her life when her father died and a knack for doing
the wrong thing in every royal capacity. However, these very characteristics are what make her
charming and someone that everyone can’t help but love including Rasyn.A nice twist to the story is that Libby
is a strong woman and isn’t swept up in the lies Rasyn weaves trying to pull
her into his world.She holds true
to her self until the very end.She keeps her heart closed off and makes the progression of the love
affair and plot very logical and realistic.Libby wants the real thing and is determined to hold out
until the can find what her parents had.The chemistry between Libby and Rasyn is intense and seductive.For a short story, it has a nice
development and plenty of progression to make it a really nice complete story
without the feeling that the story suffered due to the shorter length.The story is rich with a full host of characters
and scenery.The Arab palace and
all that entails is an enchanting setting to make the story exotic and
sultry.And the fact that Libby
always seems to loose a shoe at the worst possible time is very endearing in a
cliché Cinderella way.What better
way to escape a cold winter day then in a steamy romance in the desert!

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